Journey to the abyss

Description:

A selection of the early diaries, 1880-1918, of Count Harry Kessler, translated into English from German. This volume of early diary entries by the exiled museum director and secret agent encompasses the turn of the twentieth century and offers unique insights into European court life and a world on the brink of the Great War.

subjects: Politics and government,  World War, 1914-1918,  Diplomats,  Diaries,  Sources,  Intellectual life,  Elite (Social sciences),  German Personal narratives,  Intellectuals,  Childhood and youth,  History,  Intellectuals, germany,  Diplomats, biography,  Germany, politics and government, 1871-1918,  World war, 1914-1918, personal narratives,  Germany, intellectual life,  Elite (social sciences),  Germany, history

People: Harry Kessler Graf (1868-1937)

Places: Europe,  Germany

Times: 1871-1918,  1888-1918,  20th century